SN Price Check: Houston
Out of four retailers surveyed via mystery shop, San Antonio-based H-E-B had the lowest total basket price in two of the three weeks of the survey. read more Supermarket News
Category: SN News
Phil Lempert’s New Products Hits & Misses (video)
Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert samples five new products this week: white chocolate bark; caramel cheesecake mini tarts; tilapia with garlic and extra virgin olive oil; toasted coconut, high-caffeine black tea; … Continue Reading →
Kroger taps Gibson as QFC president
Kroger Co. said Tuesday it has promoted Dennis Gibson to president of its QFC division, based in Seattle. read more Supermarket News
Bi-Lo divests 12 stores in Sweetbay deal
Bi-Lo Holdings has agreed to sell 12 supermarkets in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to settle Federal Trade Commission charges related to its acquisition of the Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s … Continue Reading →
‘Only Organic’ launches video campaign
A trade group of organic food manufacturers has launched a new advertising campaign aimed at helping consumers understand the difference between foods with “organic” and “natural” labels. read more Supermarket … Continue Reading →
C&K names Wissmann COO
C&K Market, Brookings, Ore., has named Karl V. Wissmann as chief operating officer, a new position. read more Supermarket News
Sobeys names Keay EVP, finance
Sobeys said Tuesday it has named Clinton Keay EVP of finance, reporting to Francois Vimard, chief financial and administrative officer. read more Supermarket News
Rouses completes Alabama revamps
Rouses Markets is scheduled on Wednesday to complete the revamp of the five former Belle Foods locations it acquired in Alabama. read more Supermarket News
IGA donates $290,000 to Wounded Warrior Project
IGA, Chicago, said it has donated $ 290,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project following a national marketing initiative last summer — $ 25,000 more than it raised in 2012. read … Continue Reading →
KeHE’s Leonard to exit EVP role
Natural products wholesaler KeHE Distributors said EVP Greg Leonard will leave that post effective April 30. read more Supermarket News